The Cecil Whig., 1887-06-04

-Rey l.. IL. jackson, of Graceville, Del,
was in Elkton ON Thursday visiting his
brother in-law, MIR. Frank bradbury.
The NJ. L. Sunday School of Cherry
Hill has its annual strawbury festival to-
night, in Red Mems Hall, that town.
| -Elkton's Chinese laundryman has de-
parted tor a new field where he will not
have good steam laundry to compete with.
The Rev b. c. Jones, of Princeton
Seminary, will preach morning and evening
| at the Elkton Presbyterian church to-mor-
| row.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. Z.
church of Elkton will hold strawberry
festival in Odd Fellows Hail, on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings of next week.
The ladies of the Elkton Catholic church
will hold straw berry festival in Reese's
store on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
| evenings next.
S. Is. Foard has been offered "A good pIice
| for his PAGER. Sagwa can pace in 30 on a
| half mile track aud Sam says he will take
81 600 or keep him.
Willie Ninsinger, aged 10 years, oldest
son of Mr.. Henry Niusinger, on Thursday
cut one of his legs very badly above the
knee, by striking it with an axe with which
he was engaged in cutting wood.
| The Rev. James Conway, of the Port
| Deposit Presbyterian church preached this
week for the Rev. Mr.. keigwin of Will
mington at whose church series of special
services is being held.
| Mr.. Il. 7. c. Crouch has purchased a
trotting mare from Virginia. Lou f., is a
| bay with record of 2.35r,. Mr. Crouch
also has Canadian trotter that trot in
> SO. He also has a fine stable of drivers
| tor sale.
We wish to acknowledge the receipt of
an invitation through the courtesy of Miss
Georgia Harlan member of the graduating
class to attend the commencement exercises
at the Western Maryland College, West
minister, Md, on June 10th.
The Rev. VIM. Fa-, just appointed by
the annual conference minister in charge of
Elkton A. y. NJ. p. church, will preach to
morrow at the usual hour 10. 80 T.. NJ. Sab
bath school 2.l5. Evening preaching S |
O'Clock Z. NJ.
Miss Lille Compton, daughter of Hon.
Barnes Compton, member of Congress from
the Fifth Maryland district, visited Miss
Henrietta lamar, daughter of Register of
Wills Reuben E. lamar, in this town, on
Saturday and Sunday last.
Welsh y Leslie, bookbinders of BA,,i-
more have card in this issue of ou. paper
They are both practical book binders and
Mr.. Leslie is a grandson of the late C..ptAin
Leslie of this town. We recommend them
to all persons desiring work d Jne in their
line.
-Russell Missmer Il Co, the enterpris-
in. general dry goods firm of Wilmington
have new advertisement in this weeks is
sue of the WuIG. The Bee Hive is good
place 10 bay. The customer being assured
of polite attention, low price and goods as
represented.
MIR. Frank Price is one of Eiktons most
enterprising young merchants. His stock
is large and varied and the prices low. In
his new card in another column he calls |
special attention to table linens, hats and
shoes. Frank is u conscientious merchant
and will treat you right when you visit his |
store.
-Rev Il. w. Beers, pastor of the Elkton |
Presbyterian church has accepted a call to |
the Presbyterian church at Cory, Erie Co., |
Pa. Cory is atown of five thousand inhab-
itants in the oil regions. Mr.. Beers has not |
yet rendered his resignation of his charge
at this place aud may net do so for several |
weeks.
The public school taught by Miss Fln-
ME Wamsley held picnic on Thursday |
afternoon and evening at White Hail. |
Many friends We're present from Elkton and |
Chesapeake City besides the immediate
neighborhood. The thunder storm which |
came up i'll the evening broke up what had |
been to that time very enjoyable affair.
-Messrs. Hardy and Powers of Spring |
field, OHIO, have been here during the past |
two weeks putting Improvements on the
champion steel binders that We're sold bv |
w. I. Boulden last season. The Company
had these improvements pus on at a cost of |
between tour and five hundred dollars, not
withstanding the machines had all been set
tied for last harvest.
Farmers will do well to visit the ware.
house of VIM. T. Boulden x Co.. Main street |
Elkton, Md, and examine their machinery,
learn who are buying and the low prices
that goal machines are selling for. Steel |
machines, solid steel quarts, no cast iron
quarts on the champion, full line of re-
pairs on hand. AnytH ing of value taken in |
exchange for any kind of machinery. Re- |
pair, furnished for any kind of machines
that are made.
-George Little the coored youth who |
was stabbed on May llth, in the FIRST dis
trict, by Thomas Johnson, also colored, was |
brought to j Ill this week by Constable Jas.
II. Henson, Little is held in default of bail |
to appear as "A witness against johnson who |
Is also in Jail, at the September term of |
court. 1t appears decidedly rough that a |
nan after having knife run in him to the |
depth OF about six inches, should have to |
remain IN Jail for about four months be-
cause he was unfortunate enough to be cut. |
AT the sports OF the Athl etic Club of the |
SkuylkiIl Navy of the University Of Penn
sylvania grounds, Philadelphia, on Satur-
day afternoon last one of the notable events |
was the throwing OF the hammer by Mr. |
Wilson l.. Coudon Of North East. His best |
throw was 105 feet u, inches which is
nearly three feet better than ths record he
made in Wilmington May It'll Mr.. Cou-
don's performance on Saturday has never
been equalled by any athlete in the world, |
amateur or professional.
The Seventeenth Annual Spring Fair of
the Oxford Agricultural Society will be- |
held on the society grounds in the borough |
of Oxford Chester county, Pa, on Wednes.
day, Thursday and Friday, June s. . and
10, 1887. The premium list embraces live
| stock, floral and horticultural departments. |
farm products, agricultural implements and
machinery. Closely contested races, amuse- |
ments and music each day. Running and
trotting races, with full entries The man |
ayers will leave nothing undone to make
| the spring Fair of 1887 the largest and best
ever held in Oxford. Excursion trains at
reduced rates. Exhibits returned free.
Mrs. Bristor, wife of Captain Bristor,
| who commands one OF Mr.. il. H. Brady's
tug boats at Chesapeake City, has been suf-
| ferlug from what she thought to he rhpu